" set guifont/gfn (a little clearer than guifontset)
"   can use `xlsfonts | less` on the cmd line to get a list of available fonts,
"   but they didn't work with guifontset and guifontset wasn't available in the
"   vim 'options' menu.. so just do it this way now.
" set guifontset=-bitstream-terminal-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1
" set guifontset=-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-m-*-iso10646-1
" set gfn=Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono\ 12
set lines=50
set columns=80
" dark schemes:
" colorscheme coffee
" colorscheme dante
" colorscheme blackdust
" colorscheme darkdot
" colorscheme darkocean
" colorscheme darkslategray
" colorscheme fnaqevan " better for single files
" colorscheme midnight2
" colorscheme navajo-night
" colorscheme oceanblack
colorscheme desert " standard colorscheme

" light schemes:
" colorscheme dawn
" colorscheme emacs

" kill the blinking in (n)ormal and (i)nsert modes
" dunno whatelse it'll do in other modes..
set guicursor=n-i:blinkwait0
" set guicursor=a:blinkon0 " turn off blinking cursor
" kill all bells, visual or otherwise
set visualbell   " replace audible bell with a blink,
set noerrorbells
set vb t_vb=
" kill extraneous window bars
set guioptions-=T "get rid of toolbar
set guioptions-=m "get rid of menu
